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News France issues arrest warrants for Djibouti officials in 1995 murder probe
France issues arrest warrants for Djibouti officials in 1995 murder probe
Joshua Pantesco
October 2, 2006 09:27:00 am

France has issued arrest warrants for two high-ranking officials of the east African country of Djibouti in connection with the investigation into the alleged assassination of a French judge in 1995. French officials suspect Djibouti state prosecutor...

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News Freed Australia terror suspect appeals control order
Freed Australia terror suspect appeals control order
Joshua Pantesco
October 2, 2006 08:41:00 am

An Australian man who was convicted in February of receiving money from an al-Qaeda associate but then successfully appealed has appealed the Australian government's issuance of a control order limiting his freedom of movement. Joseph...

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News Supreme Court beginning fall term without arguments
Supreme Court beginning fall term without arguments
Joshua Pantesco
October 2, 2006 07:55:00 am

The US Supreme Court begins its fall term on Monday, assembling briefly to issue Orders and to swear in several lawyers to the Supreme Court bar. As its usual opening on the first Monday in October falls...

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News Jordan parliamentarians pardoned for pro-Zarqawi actions
Jordan parliamentarians pardoned for pro-Zarqawi actions
Joshua Pantesco
October 2, 2006 07:34:00 am

King Abdullah II of Jordan issued a "special amnesty" on Saturday for two opposition party lawmakers who were convicted of incitement in August for expressing sympathy after the death of al Qaeda Iraq leader Abu...

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News Hastert calls for DOJ investigation into Foley text messages to page
Hastert calls for DOJ investigation into Foley text messages to page
Joshua Pantesco
October 2, 2006 07:15:00 am

US House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) sent a letter to the Justice Department Sunday seeking an investigation into the developing sex and ethics scandal involving Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) . Foley resigned Friday ...

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News Serbia constitution draft [Republika Srbija]
Serbia constitution draft [Republika Srbija]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
October 1, 2006 11:46:00 pm

Serbian constitution draft, approved by the Serbian parliament October 1, 2006, subject to the results of a national referendum. Read the full text of the draft in Serbian. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....

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News Iran nuclear sanctions law [White House]
Iran nuclear sanctions law [White House]
October 1, 2006 11:32:00 pm

Iran Freedom Support Act, HR 6198, signed into law by President George W. Bush, October 1, 2006 . Read the full text...

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News Bangladesh stays execution of 7 militants convicted of judges’ deaths
Bangladesh stays execution of 7 militants convicted of judges’ deaths
Natalie Hrubos
October 1, 2006 04:16:00 pm

Bangladesh's Supreme Court has stayed the execution of seven Islamic militants sentenced to death for killing two judges in a car bomb attack last year after two of them appealed for clemency Friday. The militants,...

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News EU, US fail to meet deadline for new air passenger data-sharing deal
EU, US fail to meet deadline for new air passenger data-sharing deal
Natalie Hrubos
October 1, 2006 03:14:00 pm

European airlines that transmit passenger data to the United States could face legal action or fines after EU and US officials failed to reach agreement by Saturday's court-imposed deadline on how to share passenger information ...

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News Serbia parliament votes for new constitution highlighting Kosovo claim
Serbia parliament votes for new constitution highlighting Kosovo claim
Natalie Hrubos
October 1, 2006 01:59:00 pm

The Serbian parliament approved a new draft constitution for the country Saturday declaring Kosovo part of Serbia. The parliament's unanimous support for the draft, which still needs to be approved...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Convention on Psychotropic Substances signed

On February 21, 1971, the United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances was signed in Vienna, Austria. The Convention was promulgated to regulate psychotropic drugs, extending the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, which applied to cannabis-, cocoa-, and opium-based drugs. In 1988, the UN Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances was promulgated to address international drug manufacture, possession, and distribution, primarily in organized crime. 175 nations are now parties to the Convention. Member nations have implemented the Convention in the form of domestic laws such as the US Psychotropic Substances Act, the UK Misuse of Drugs Act, and the Canadian Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.

Former Nixon AG Mitchell sentenced to prison for Watergate

On February 21, 1975, former US Attorney General John Mitchell, Nixon Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman and domestic adviser John Ehrlichman were sentenced to prison terms of 2 1/2 to 8 years for obstructing justice in the Watergate affair.

Learn more about John Mitchell from the Washington Post.

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